Synagogue in Hüttenheim

The Synagogue in Hüttenheim is an Ashkenazi synagogue from 1754, restored in 1996. In use until WWII, this Baroque stone building now serves as a dwelling.

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Würzburg Cathedral

St. Kilian's Cathedral in Würzburg is a Romanesque church built from 1040. It is said to be the fourth largest Romanesque basilica in Germany. It is the third church on the site, the two previous ones, built around 787 and 855, were destroyed by fire. The side aisles were remodelled around 1500 in the late Gothic style. Pietro Magno decorated the cathedral with Baroque stuccoes in 1701. Most of the building collapsed after the Second World War. Reconstruction was completed in 1967.

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Stadtkirche St. Jakob

The parish church of St. James was started from the east in 1311. The eastern choir was completed in 1322, but the work stopped. The stained glass windows in the choir were made between 1350 and 1400. Construction was resumed in 1373 when the body of the naves was erected and completed in 1436. In the 15th century, the two towers on the side of the choir were also raised. Between 1453 and 1471, the western choir, which was to become the Chapel of the Holy Blood, was built. The church was consecrated in 1485 and in 1522 it was designated for Protestant worship.

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Franziskanerkirche

The Franciscan Church belonged to the former Franciscan Monastery and is now an Evangelical Lutheran parish church. The monastery was founded in 1281 but ceased to exist in 1548 as a result of the Reformation. The monastery buildings, which had been voluntarily abandoned, first housed a Latin school and then a flat for the widows of the parish priests. After 1805, the buildings were used, among other things, as a salt warehouse. Parts of the complex (cloister, refectory, etc.) were demolished, and much of the inventory was destroyed or sold.